Fungal pneumonia, aspergillosis, chicken

Fungal pneumonia, aspergillosis, chicken

Photomicrograph of a histological section of lung tissue from an adult chicken with respiratory signs of aspergillosis. The image shows bronchopneumonia with numerous intralesional, branching, septate fungal hyphae (arrows), consistent with Aspergillus spp. H&E stain; scale bar = 50 mcm.

Courtesy of Dr. M. E. Lighty.